Does everyone have thoughts that make them think “If people knew I thought about this they’d think I’m crazy”?
You mean, like, “If gravity were to suddenly reverse, what would I be able to grab onto to avoid flying away?”? Or “How would I explain this modern phenomenon to an ancient Roman?”?
Or, “one easy twist of the steering wheel and I’m a grease spot on the front of that oncoming garbage truck.”
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Yes, of course. And that’s partly where great comedy and art in general comes in, they express those weird and dark, dangerous thoughts for you. Thankfully they don’t care too much if people think they are crazy, it is almost part of the job description.
One fellow I very much dislike drives a golf cart around the place.
While waiting for him to get out the middle of the street, I considered, “What does that thing weigh, 1,000 lbs? This Buick probably weighs 3 or 4 thousand…a slip of my foot…“It was a horrible accident, Officer!””
No. I read widely and have come to realize my thoughts are, in terms of ice cream, very plain vanilla with the occasional snippet of other common flavours.
I’ve occasionally thought about committing suicide simply to find out for sure what being dead is like. Does that count?
I remember hearing that on some personality test, answering “no” to the question “have you ever had thoughts too disturbing to mention” was an indication of deception, seeing that everybody has had such thoughts at one time or another.
Now, if those evil thoughts become obsessive and intrusive, there’s a problem.
I keep thinking my thoughts make utter sense and should immediately resonate with everyone I share them with. Then, when they don’t, I’m flummoxed. Why weren’t they basically thinking along the same lines?
That 100% counts. I know exactly what you mean.
Most of my weird thoughts are just odd little moments of curiosity, and not very dark. And I now tend to post those fleeting queries on Twitter, just for fun. Most get no response.
Yesterday on Reddit, someone posted the question: “Can I learn to read Braille with my nipples?” My first thought was there’s at least one person in the world like me. It’s quite comforting.
To the OP: Yes, I have bizarre thoughts frequently, and have learned to never, ever share them. I don’t know about everyone else though.
I have that one, only it’s not just about myself. One easy twist of the steering wheel by any of those hundreds of drivers in front of me works just as well.
I DO have weird thoughts, and I even have a few very close friends I sometimes share them with.
Edgar Allan Poe wrote an essay/short story about such thoughts:
And Bob Dylan expressed it best in “It’s Alright Ma, I’m Only Bleeding”:
And if my thought-dreams could be seen
They’d probably put my head in a guillotine
I have a LOT of these. I figure if I always anticipate the worst, it won’t sneak up on me.
I also do thought-experiment suicide. I decided suicide was off the table when I had kids…but what if I could convince them to come with me? At different times, I’ve thought I could convince one but not the other (and of course, sometimes they switch). However, now that I’ve got grandchildren, it’s really off the table. I can’t be expected to organize all that.
The worst weird thoughts are “Dung Beetle’s Shame and Pain Hall of Fame”. These pop up a lot, and with no warning. “No, brain, I do not want to go over THAT INCIDENT right now, I’m just trying to get ready for work. Maybe later.”
Oh my, I often have that as well, a shameful moment that happened decades ago and nobody except me will remember will pop up in my thoughts, and I’m embarrassed all over again.
Hmmm. I have siblings.
j
Oh, hell, yes!
“Regrets, I’ve had a few…”
Dan